The 2014 PEER Participants' Conference was held at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha, Tanzania, August 4-7. The conference was aimed at facilitating networking among current PEER PIs based in sub-Saharan Africa, to help them build productive linkages not only with their research colleagues but also with representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In addition, the conference was designed to promote capacity building by providing training in various non-research skills such as writing proposals, identifying and approaching potential funders, preparing and presenting research results to both technical and non-technical audiences, and reaching out to government agencies and non-governmental organizations to provide input on science-related policy issues. Besides our program’s Africa-based PIs and co-PIs, participants included guest speakers on the topics listed above, representatives from our sponsors at USAID and program partners at the National Science Foundation, and program staff from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

Following are links to download presentations made by speakers at the conference:

(Presentations not currently available will be added when received from the speakers)